Modern Stools
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Scala Leather Stool by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Stool, Side Table, Reclaimed Wood, Norfolk Island Pine, Mid Century Modern
By Surcle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A solid wood stool turned on the lathe out of one piece of reclaimed Norfolk Island Pine. It can be used for a low seat, side table, or as a pedestal. It stands at 10.5 inches tall x...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Set of 5 Director's Barstool w. Backrest Cognac Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
2000s Knoll / AMAT 3 Jamaica Bar Stools designed by Pepe Cortes 10x Available
By Pepe Cortés, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single (multiple stools are available, priced individually) Jamaica bar stool, originally designed by Pepe Cortes for AMAT-3 in 1993. These stools are a later Knoll & AMAT-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Facetated Ceramic Side Table Column Stool Glazed Caramel
Located in Rubi, Catalunya
Handcasted and facetated stoneware side table manufactured at the workshop of Apparatu in Barcelona. Different clay bodys are mixed with natural fibers like corn, straw, or heather s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Chrome and Lucite with Snakeskin Leather Bench by Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1980’s clear acrylic and polish chrome with Italian snakeskin embossed leather bench
By renowned designer Karl Springer (1931 - 1991).
Newly recovered.
The bench has ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Minimalist Style, Stool in Natural Solid Wood, Leather Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Our Evo collection is based in the harmonic fusion between geometrical forms in a modern interpretation of wood archetypes, combining a rational defined outcome with the warmth of or...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
$720 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair Counter Bar Stool w. Backrest - Tan Leather & Aged Brass Powder Coated
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Elica Folding Stool / Luggage Rack by Gio Bagnara
Located in New York, NY
GIOBAGNARA
Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury
without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the
highest standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing
a philosophy that inco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
$1,500 / item
Set of 4 Counter or Bar Stools Modern/Contemporary Blackened Steel and Leather
Located in Bronx, NY
BAR STOOL - SET
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2018
Inspired by a Spanish toreador, this sleek combination of blackened steel and thick bull leather. Can be modified to any seat height.
Custo...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Tree Branches Bench, Hammered Bronzed Brass, InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The tree branches bench is entirely handcrafted in brass with a hammered technique similar to the irregular details of real branches.
The top in Mongolia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Metal
Vintage Set of Three Jamaica Bar Stools, 1970’s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular set of three "Jamaica" bar stools designed by Pepe Cortés for Amat. They are made in Spain. All of them are marked "Jamaica Stool Design by Pepe Cartes for Amat Made in ...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$1,800 / set
Pair of "Coppa" Barstools Designed by C.R.&S. RIVA 1920, Italy 2022
By Riva 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of "Coppa" barstools designed and manufactured in Italy by C.R.&S. RIVA 1920 and manufactured in 2022.
The pieces are made in solid cedar wood, they have an ebony finish and ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Cedar
2007 Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Series 7 Counter Stools in Cherry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Series 7 Counter Stools, originally designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen in 1955. These particular examples date to 2007 and 2008. The stools are comprised of a steel...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Aqua Botanica Stool by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Aqua Botanica Stool by WL Ceramics
Designer: Edward van Vliet
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H40 x Ø40 cm
At WL CERAMICS we make porcelain with passion. We are a family run compa...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Materials
Porcelain
$1,335 / item
Set of 4 Moca Bar Chair by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Moca bar chair by Collector
Dimensions: W 45 x D 52 x H 102 cm
Materials: boucle ivory fabric, oak wood
Other materials available
The Co...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
$9,693 / set
Contemporary Barstool with Seaming Details on the Back
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The front of this barstool is composed as a verse, with a smooth seat, backrest and legs. The scene is set for the explosion of the chorus, bursting from its quilted back, infused wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Hermès - Folding Armchair And Folding Stool Pippa Leather And Wood
By Rena Dumas, Hermès
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Folding Armchair and Folding Stool "Pippa" made in natural cowhide leather and pear wood frame, brass finish. Designed by Rena Dumas and made in Italy.
Leather and wooden frame sig...
Category
1990s French Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Laurameroni "Margaret" Modern Velvet Bar High Stool by Cesare Arosio
Located in Monza, IT
Padded bar stool with structure in wood painted walnut Canaletto. Seat and back in polyurethane foam padding covered in shiny "Roxana" velvet.
FINIS...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet
Moooi Monster Diamond High Barstool in Divina MD, 633 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
O Stool in Blackened Stainless Steel by Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The O Stool reinterprets the circular form, exploring its limits through a series of unfolding and folding gestures that transform the typically rigid steel in...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 3 Counter Stool, Contemporary Design, Black Steel & Black Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned m...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
2019 Swivel Bar Stool by Arik Levy for Bernhardt Design in Maharam Alloy Flint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a 'Forest' Bar Stool, initially designed by Arik Levy for Bernhardt Design in 2011. These examples date to 2019. The listed price includes one bar stool, and we have thirteen...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
EVE Pedestal by LK Edition
Located in Geneve, CH
EVE pedestal by LK Edition
Dimensions: Diameter 30 x height 46.5 cm
Materials: Terracotta and ceramics.
Available in different colors and finishes.
...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$520 / item
Counter/Bar Stool Modern/Contemporary Corset Tie Blackened Steel and Leather
Located in Bronx, NY
BAR STOOL
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2018
Inspired by a Spanish toreador, this sleek combination of blackened steel and thick bull leather. Can be modified to any seat height.
Custom size...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Exotic Wood Stool with Leather Seat and Bronze from Costantini, Piero
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Piero Stool features an angular solid wood sled frame with a slung leather seat, a leather-wrapped wood back and a burnished bronze footrest. Available i...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pillar Bar Stool 3 Legged Wood and Lacquered, Red
Located in Istanbul, 34
The Pillar bar stool is a product with a unique design that stands out with its distinctive metal fusion detail. While it attracts attention with its solid and strong structure, it c...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Foot Bench in black
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Foot Bench
Designed by Project 213A in 2022
The bench is part of the "Foot collection" which is all hand carved by skilled artisans in Northern Portugal.
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Chestnut, Oak, Walnut
$3,073 / item
Black Chiquita Stool by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Chiquita black stool by Kenneth Cobonpue
Materials: Rattan, Polyurethane foam, steel.
Dimensions: Diameter 45 cm x height 46cm
Chiquita is a bundle of charms with its clever design and functionality. The Chiquita stool...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
$1,274 / item
Paw Stool Side Table with Brass Inlay by Marcantonio
Located in Kolkata, IN
Resembling the paw of an animal, paw stool side table with brass inlay by Marcantonio, has the balance to be used with either side up as a seat or table!
For his debut creations, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
$1,976 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Last Minute Stitched Tan Leather Steel Sculpted Bar Stools Patricia Urquiola
Located in Hudson, NY
We have approximately 35 of these available. They are priced per chair. Clean and elegant stool made of flexing steel to offer surprising comfort. Shaped se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$360 Sale Price / item
20% Off
C. 2022 Grazia & Co Diiva Swivel Counter Stool in Orange 7x Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Upholstered Diiva Swivel Counter Stool, designed by Grazia Materia for Grazia & Co. in Australia in 2014. These examples were produced ca. 2022. The listed price includes ...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Lily Stool, Dark Green Bouclé Stool by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order bouclé stool designed by Christian Siriano.
Also available in: Ivory Bouclé, Taupe Bouclé, Light Gray Bouclé, Dark Gray Bouclé, Charcoal Bouclé
Measures: Stool width...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Bouclé
Pair of European Modernist Iron & Rebar Frame Stools in Distressed Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of European Modernist iron and rebar frame stools with distressed original tan leather backrests and seats. Stains and water spots to leather as shown; border stitching details ...
Category
20th Century European Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Set of 3 Contemporary Bar Stool Black Smoke Metal & Black Leather Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary barstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned metal ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Counter Bar Stool w. Backrest Cognac Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Style Circular Brass and Cotton Velvet Italian Bar Stools
Located in Madrid, ES
Modern circular Italian bar stool, made of polished brass structure with bottom footrest ring and upholstered in green plain cotton velvet fabric.
Every item LA Studio offers is che...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Artifort Little Tulip Stool by Pierre Paulin in STOCK
Located in New York, NY
Elegance through and through. Delicate, flowing, cheerful, light. Like a blossoming flower or a friendly smile.
M2L little tulip B 70cm/27.5" seat height
Arm height is 91cm /25...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Textile, Fabric
$2,403 Sale Price
10% Off
Set of 6 Counter Barstool w. Backrest Natural Tan Leather & Black Rubbered Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter height stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small de...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Stool, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, oak stool, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Arc de Stool '37
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arc de Stool '37 in WalnutWood
Designed by Project 213A in 2022
The smaller version of the stool's legs curves inwards towards its triangular seat, ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
$1,182 / item
Hand Tailored Fringes Barstool Offered in Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The handmade barstool draws on the signature fashion theme, ruffling the scene and inviting guests with its fun and flirtatious feel. Featuring three layers of fringes that run along...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Trimming, Lacquer
$3,870 / item
2010s Geiger 2 BY 3 Solid Cherry Sculptural Bar Height Stools by Ai3 Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are 2 BY 3 Counter stools, designed by Ai3 Designs for Geiger. They date to the 2010s. The listed price includes one stool, and we have eleven of them available for purchase. T...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Handcrafted Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Spina T1.1 Wooden Table/Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Handcrafted Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Spina T1.1 Wooden Table/Stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: Solid nut wood, Lacquered MDF.
Also available in color...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Modern Bar Chair Gropius CS1/75 Fully Upholstered in Wool Fabric by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
New Noom furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and conciseness, the combination of Craft...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Materials
Ash, Wood, Acrylic, Linen, Cotton, Fabric, Velvet, Bouclé, Wool
Pantera Lacquered Stool with Dedar Upholstery by VandaVee
By VandaVee
Located in London, GB
Pantera is a stool that carries its elegance with quiet confidence. Designed with elongated lines and softened geometry it merges comfort with sculptural clarity. The lacquered wood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
ST25 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ST25 Stool designed and produced by Canadian artist Pascale Girardin features a partially glazed stoneware body.
This Functional and decorative object is served as both a stool and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pair of Low Sass Stool from Souda, Dining Chair, Seating, Shape A & B
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 2 sass stool from Souda. We offer three different shapes (A, B, & C). This listing is for 'A' and 'B', which are shown in the first image.
The Sottsass inspired...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Ash
Three Bullet Shaped XL Stool in Burnt Iroko Wood and Steel by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo stool XL, Arno Declercq
Dimension: D39 x W39 x H53 cm
Materials: burned and waxed Iroko wood and burned steel.
Arno Declercq
Belgian designer and art dealer who makes bespok...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
21th century design blue and grey stoneware ceramic stool by B. Audureau 1/2
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
B. Audureau
Large grey and blue stoneware ceramic stool
Realised in 2024
Original perfect condition
Height 41 cm
Large 30 cm1800
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic
Park Place Stool by Yabu Pushelberg in Stainless Steel Frame
Located in Toronto, ON
Park Place is in the heart of the most famous skyline in the world. The strong simple lines of Yabu Pushelberg's Park Place design are reminiscent of the skyscrapers that tower above...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Greta Swivel Bar or Counter Stool
Located in Westport, CT
Counter stool with dark wenge stained beech legs, fully upholstered seat and back and brass footrest. COM.
Available in counter or bar height and totally customizable including finis...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,900 / item
High Brown Milk Stools
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown milk stools by Bicci de' Medici Studio.
Dimensions: diameter 30 cm x height 40cm
Materials: Natural wood. Pigment.
Technique: Carved wood. Handmade. Oiled. Stained
Design...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
$390 / item
2005 Enea Coma Café Bar Stool by Josep Lluscà for Brayton Int / Coalesse
By Coalesse, Josep Llusca
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Enea Café "Coma" Stool, originally designed by Josep Lluscà for the Spanish brand ENEA in 2002. This example was produced by Brayton International, though are today distributed through Coalesse in the US. The design features a curved natural wood seat and has a minimalist columnar post base...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Arc de Stool '52
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arc de Stool'52 in Black Varished Chestnut
Designed by Project 213A in 2022
The taller version of the stool's legs curves inwards towards its triangular...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
$1,300 / item
2001 Rare Set of Three Mira Nakashima Custom Counter Stools in Black Walnut 27in
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a rare set of three American Black Walnut Counter Stools, designed and created by Mira Nakashima for a client in 2001. The wood for ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Diamantea stool in Black Cedar
Located in San Pedro Garza García, N.L.
Diamantea is a sculptural stool designed by Bucle that reflects light and form much like a diamond. Expertly hand-turned and polished from solid wood, its durability and presence ste...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Cedar
Jade Stool by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Jade stool by Draga & Aurel.
Dimensions: W 40, D 40, H 46, top Ø 40 cm.
Materials: resin and bronze.
Formed from a combination of reflective resin and ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Bronze
$6,750 / item
Amuneal’s Leather Stool (Counter Height)
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s blackened steel and leather stools are fabricated from precision machined and laser-cut steel components. The laser-cut and formed seat is hand clad in leather and suspende...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
$4,089 / item
Pair of Modern Tufted Leather X Frame Stools
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern tufted leather X frame stool, classic meets contemporary with this versatile piece. The top boxed cushion is crafted in rich brown leather accented with button tufting, it s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$1,850 / item
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